South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-20

Pe,srsbarR Gazette: o. L. Little
& Sons have established an agency
here for the sale end repair OF watch.
co and jev slry.
waynesburg (Pa.) Republican: A
goose in EoRsrsviile has quit LAYING
eggs. and pow every dav 10 found in
bel nest . quart bottle filled and Ia :
beIled "speIuts."
Uuiontown (Ps True Bi1e: Elibu
Gregg. the famous " est Virginia &C.
togea sriap csiminsl, VAS lodged in
jail here Tuesday. for stealing horse
from Alfred Koight, OF Brownsville.
six months ago.
Shepherdssoxu Resi,tsrs Mr..
George Cookus caught IN immense
dab il the river near Shephsrdsiown
On tuesday. II prorsd to be Ger
man carp. and weighed twelve and q
half poands.
Cosrlsstown Free Press: 1t 10 q
col incidence OF un worthy OF note, thu,
n Nav, 1852. Hon. G. J. Faulkner
and Hon. Wn. Lucas we're opposing
candidates for Congress-the former
was elected; and this Nay. 1857
thirty yeare after-Judgs c. J. Faux
ner and Hon. D. b. Lucas. sons
youngest sous of the aforenansd gen
tlemen, are respectively slectee and
appointee TO tho U. 8. Senatership
and a. such confront each other q
claimants-wi,h the law and the pro,
phets and the gospel In favor Ct the
| former.
Keyscr Echo: Mrs. James Black
burn, of Hampshire. is visiting bel
N my relatives in this county =. Eli.
jah kisehart cold his uolinbac fsru
last week to A.hfeld Reese for 81
525. -. Richard Thrush, enc of oul
m ost este emed citizens died at Heads
Vile on the 9Th inst.. aged sc years
:. The w. IA. c. & r. R.R. have com
mence work Oh q branch road to con
meet with the G. & p. We uLder.
stand that the coal, etc. from the ELL
Garden region will be shipped over
the T.. & p. and thence to Philadel.
phia. This we presume is the resu'i
OF the trouble b:tween the w. Va. e.
aud tie Baltimore and Ohio.
Moor, aeld Examiner Tuesday las,
SIR. +. w. Mcneil. with the assis.
Ia, CO OF his hands, killed ITO rats
at his large barn at Mspleton, in =,
novel way. They turned the channe
of q SIN II stream and fooled The
barn. The rats came out in every
direc ion whea the water went in.
Then the men waded Ia and slaw them
with cubs, A good macy escaped
but those killed moro than filled O
uail keg -...Tha South Branch MIS-
Co. are getting along first rae with
heir work. Last week they finished
up number Of the Convertible Sad.
lie Bags. a half dozen pair wee
shipped to New York. This medioire
case is the most convenient arrange.
ment We lave ever seen.
Gambler land Daily News, l4;h inst
j. 4. Gaffney, civil engineer expects
next thursday to begin the survey OF
The proposed new RAILROAD from Cum.
berlaEd to Moorefield, to be known
as the Cumberland, Biooretie and
Southwest Viz inia Railroad. Mr.,
Gaffaey will stast with q corps oil
eight, which lie IL now organizing
The survey will occupy at least two
months. The route will be through
Daniels Nils and Frankfort, Heads
willie, Moorc6eli Junction. Purgitts.
vile and Old Fields. TO Mooref Id.
Patterson's Creaa and Beaver Run
will be streams followed part Of the
way, and the line will DC nearest to
Romney at Moorefeld Junction. seven
miles from the former point. The
route ia good one for q railroad
line and much rich agricultural coun
try Will be !rsversed.
Ksyssr Tribune: The public schools
clo,ei Monday las', the 10th instant.
...Mr. Philip Keys, brother Of MIR.
Joha W. Keys. died at the Keys House
on Tuesd>y morning. aged 68 years.
Cur friend and former fellow.
citizen Mr.. Hubert Moss has return-
ed TO this place and is opening q FIRST
class drug store in the cnmmodious
store room in Mr. Paul NefIlen's new
building on Main street. We are
glad to welcome him back to our
town. =. Rev. Samuel Umstot was
detained by sickness at Burlington
on his return from the burial Of Mr..
Heare OF Hampshire county. His wife
and son removed him home Tuesday.
.--.On and after Sunday, May 18th,
1887, trains Nos. and 2 (mail and
passengeD will run daily. No.
leaves Keyser At so O. IN, arrive at
Davis +? . clock noon. No. 2 leaves
Davis az so y. m, arrives at Key
ser 3 40 p. DIR. RJsencrans
Workman. who gently graduated
from the New York Medical College,
has located in the tewn OF Springfield
this State. Tie young DR.. is AT eu-
ergetic young man and We bespesk
for him the success be so we'll merits.